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Bilinear maps on the ring of strictly upper triangular matrices

Rings and Algebras 2025-02-25 v2

Abstract

Let RR be a 2-torsion free unital ring and Nn=Nn(R)N_n=N_n(R) the ring of strictly upper triangular matrices with entries in RR and center Z=Z(Nn)Z=Z(N_n). It has been previously shown that any linear map f:NnNnf:N_n\rightarrow N_n satisfying the condition [f(X),X]=0[f(X),X]=0 must be of the form f(X)=λX+μ(X)f(X)=\lambda X+\mu(X) for some λR\lambda\in R and additive map μ\mu defined on NnN_n. We extend these known results by providing a complete description of the bilinear maps f:Nn×NnNnf:N_n\times N_n\rightarrow N_n satisfying the identity [f(X,X),X]=0[f(X,X),X]=0 for all XNnX\in N_n.

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@article{arxiv.2502.11263,
  title  = {Bilinear maps on the ring of strictly upper triangular matrices},
  author = {Jordan Bounds and Samuel Dayton and Regan Richardson and Yeeka Yau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.11263},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Error identified with definitions

R2 v1 2026-06-28T21:46:14.410Z